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Secondary Opportunities

2026-2027 Projects

Secondary Teaching for Mastery

This programme is for schools in England that have previously participated in a Secondary Teaching for Mastery Work Group or have a trained Mastery Specialist in their department. Each school will nominate two teachers to take part. Participants should be well placed to lead change within the department.

The programme provides opportunities for lesson observation and collaborative planning.

Securing Foundations at Year 7

This project is for teachers working with those Year 7 students who have not met age related expectations in maths, particularly students whose attainment is in the bottom 20-30% of the national cohort at the end of KS2. This project aims to provide professional development and resources for secondary maths teachers, so they are better equipped with KS1 and KS2 maths curriculum domain-specific knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge. It will give them the necessary expertise to support students with gaps in understanding content from previous Key Stages.

Secondary Maths Subject Leaders Community

The project is for secondary heads of department/subject leaders, and is open to heads of department in schools already involved with Maths Hubs and to those who are not yet involved. This project provides an opportunity for participants to deepen their understanding of effective teaching approaches, their wider leadership responsibilities, and their capacity to work with colleagues to transform secondary maths learning. Participants will collaborate with other subject leaders, explore research and new developments, and use these insights to inform and strengthen their leadership of maths education in school.

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Higher Level Maths Achievement

This project is aimed at teachers in secondary schools with a high proportion of disadvantaged students. Schools must commit to releasing at least one teacher to attend all sessions, to trial strategies in the classroom and share learning with colleagues.

This programme is designed to help schools increase the number of students—particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds— achieving higher grades in GCSE Mathematics and progressing to study maths at Level 3.

Sessions will include collaborative planning and reflection, with opportunities to adapt and trial high-impact tasks in the classroom to deepen understanding of challenging areas of the secondary maths curriculum.

Participants will explore strategies and teaching approaches that promote high attainment and motivation.

Specialist Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics - Secondary Early Career Teachers

Participants will be those identified as having recently started their teaching career; for this programme that means teachers in their second or third year of teaching.

This one-year programme supports early career secondary teachers to develop their specialist knowledge for teaching.

Specialist Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics - Secondary Teaching Assistants

This is for teaching assistants who work predominantly with students in the KS3 maths classroom or who lead intervention sessions with groups of students. Participants’ schools should already be engaged with a Teaching for Mastery Work Group, and this programme will complement this provision.

This programme is designed to improve the subject knowledge and pedagogical knowledge of all TAs supporting the learning of secondary maths.

Developing Fluency with Multiplicative Reasoning at KS3 (Year 7 and Year 8)

This opportunity is for KS3 teachers who want to improve their own teaching and support improvements across their department. One Work Group focusses on Year 7 content and is open to all secondary schools. A second Work Group, focused on Year 8 content, is for schools that took part in the Year 7 Work Group in 2025/26.

Teachers will explore effective ways to teach multiplicative reasoning, share strategies and use carefully-designed classroom resources and guidance materials to improve their teaching.

Multi-Academy Trust Leads Community

The project is for MAT maths leads overseeing multiple schools – both new and returning participants. MATs must support participants to attend three in-person days and take part in inter-sessional activity.

This project supports those who lead maths across MATs to embed teaching for mastery at scale. Participants will deepen their understanding of effective pedagogy, leadership roles, and build capacity with colleagues to transform maths teaching and learning.

Regional Cross - Phase - ITT Providers Community

This project brings together ITT providers and Maths Hub leaders to form a regional professional learning community focused on enhancing maths provision and aligning it with the principles of teaching for mastery.

All DfE- accredited ITT providers can nominate participants, who are responsible for leading maths provision. They will be joined by a representative from each Maths Hub’s leadership team. Participants are expected to attend all online and regional sessions and to share learning with colleagues.

AI for Teacher Planning Research & Innovation Work Group

This new Research and Innovation Work Group offers the opportunity to be at the forefront of exploring how AI can support teaching for mastery approaches. Participants will work collaboratively to investigate: How can teachers use AI effectively to design mastery-aligned materials in the classroom?

This national Work Group will take place online, bringing together secondary teachers from across the country. To take part, teachers must have a strong understanding of teaching for mastery.